510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Agent, Injectable, Embolic

MFEClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20050 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2005. No recall names this code.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026 Download the data (CSV)

FIG. A — Illustration, neurology panel

Twenty years of MFE at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · MFE

5in 2024

2007: 12012: 12013: 22014: 12015: 12016: 22017: 22018: 32019: 52020: 42021: 32022: 12023: 12024: 52026 (partial year): 5
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MFE

Too few MFE 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · MFE

No recall names MFE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MFE

177in 2025

2007: 182008: 612009: 562010: 852011: 972012: 612013: 822014: 732015: 2382016: 2212017: 3652018: 1192019: 1192020: 1242021: 1502022: 1762023: 4332024: 2482025: 177
2007high 433 (2023) · low 18 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MFE, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—018
20080—061
20090—056
20100—085
20110—097
20121—061
20132—082
20141—073
20151—0238
20162—0221
20172—0365
20183—0119
20195—0119
20204—0124
20213—0150
20221—0176
20231—0433
20245—0248
20250—0177
20265—0—
FIG. 1 — MFE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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